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. >>> today on capitol hill, they grilled their national security team about the u.s. consulate attack in libya. the ambassador and three other americans were killed back on september 11. the senator john mccain was lashing out today at the president over the un ambassador's claims that the attack was not pre-planned. >> we believe whoever it is, they must be held responsible, i say to the president of the united states. most importantly the president of the united states, who is commander in chief. >> the former cia director david petraeus will be testifying tomorrow. and when petraeus gets up there to testify, it will be his first public appearance since resigning after his affair with the biographer paw la broadwell. the fbi uncovered that affair while investigating e-mails that broadwell had sent to tampa social lite jill kelley. they said that he just doesn't believe anybody else is involved in this scandal. >> and we want to know what you think. how much do you care about this petraeus scandal? are you completely rivetted, getting slightly bored, or c, wish we wo
. >>> today on capitol hill, they grilled their national security team about the u.s. consulate attack in libya. the ambassador and three other americans were killed back on september 11. the senator john mccain was lashing out today at the president over the un ambassador's claims that the attack was not pre-planned. >> we believe whoever it is, they must be held responsible, i say to the president of the united states. most importantly the president of the united states, who is...
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petraeus had been scheduled to answer questions on capitol hill this week about the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. acting cia director mike morell will testify instead. >>> we're expecting closing arguments in the preliminary hearing for staff sergeant robert bails. he's charged with killing 7 adults and 9 children, civilians murdered in the middle of the night last march in the afghan villages. >>> over the weekend several wounded children testified at his hearing. a video link from afghanistan to a military base in washington state where bails is in custody. after tomorrow's closing arguments, the military will decide whether to move forward with a full-blown court- martial, a conviction could lead to the death penalty. >>> we've been trying to keep you up-to-date about the fiscal cliff, where taxes go up and spending goes down in a combination which virtuallyguarantees a recession. >> what is the congress and the president did agree on a plan to avoid the cliff and that recession, could that make things worse? gary nurenberg, what did you find? >> reporter: derek, keep i
petraeus had been scheduled to answer questions on capitol hill this week about the deadly attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. acting cia director mike morell will testify instead. >>> we're expecting closing arguments in the preliminary hearing for staff sergeant robert bails. he's charged with killing 7 adults and 9 children, civilians murdered in the middle of the night last march in the afghan villages. >>> over the weekend several wounded children testified at his...
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that would make it the second most expensive storm in u.s. history behind hurricane katrina which battered new orleans in 2005. airlines are assessing the impact of sandy on their bottom lines and united airlines says it lost $90 million in sales last month. >>> priceline.com is buying rival online travel research company kayak. the deal is worth $1.8 billion. now kayak allows users to compare hundreds of flights travel sites rather while looking for flights hotels and rental cars. the deal still needs the approval of shareholders and regulators for kayak. some combinations there. >> i've never tried that? so much bigger than the other ones like orbitz and travelocity? >> it's the same type of thing. i find sometimes that i find lower prices on kayak. i don't like the user interphase quite as much but you can find some pretty good deals on there. >> i'll have to give it a shot. >> not bad. >>> movie shoot coming up. it's expected to slow down traffic in a big way in a key part of western montgomery county. we'll tell you where. >> we'll have
that would make it the second most expensive storm in u.s. history behind hurricane katrina which battered new orleans in 2005. airlines are assessing the impact of sandy on their bottom lines and united airlines says it lost $90 million in sales last month. >>> priceline.com is buying rival online travel research company kayak. the deal is worth $1.8 billion. now kayak allows users to compare hundreds of flights travel sites rather while looking for flights hotels and rental cars. the...
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the u.s. postal service employees decked out the friendship heights branch today announcing this year's pickup and delivery services for the holiday season. i know, it's just the first week of november, too bad. the postal service is forecasting a record breaking year for door to door mailing and shipments. >> the postal service this year will deliver over 365 million packages this holiday season and that's up 20% over last year. >> here's some dates. the usps wants you to keep these in mind. december 17th, busiest shipping day of the year. december 22nd is the last day to send something via express mail and have it get there in time for the christmas holiday. now a live look outside, pretty cold today but just you wait till the weekend. topper joins me in a few minutes with a look at that forecast. >>> right after the break why keeping fido fit might just save his life. maybe yours, too. >>> remind you of anything? people walking by the national portrait gallery got to see something pretty un
the u.s. postal service employees decked out the friendship heights branch today announcing this year's pickup and delivery services for the holiday season. i know, it's just the first week of november, too bad. the postal service is forecasting a record breaking year for door to door mailing and shipments. >> the postal service this year will deliver over 365 million packages this holiday season and that's up 20% over last year. >> here's some dates. the usps wants you to keep...
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the u.s. navy warship next. and now 9 sports with dave owens. >> tonight one of the coolest nights you're going to see in college hoops, first maryland, the terps versus the kentucky wildcats in brooklyn's new arena, yeah, that kentucky that seems to reload with freshmen of year, a good barometer for maryland who got a big boost this week when the ncaa dealed d es wells eligible to play and we'll look at keyshawn howard who was poised to have a breakout year last year. now he's coming back from a broken foot, long road back. >> once you get back into the flow it's all bing. you do a lot of work in rehab -- all instinct. you do a lot of work in rehab. i can't think about it. i just play. i'm trying to get back into a rhythm and make sure i can help my team out as much as possible. >> that's not the only game in town. this is the uss baton here being an amphibious assault ship in jacksonville, florida, where georgetown plays florida gators tonight. the u.s. navy transforming its warship into a basketball court. th
the u.s. navy warship next. and now 9 sports with dave owens. >> tonight one of the coolest nights you're going to see in college hoops, first maryland, the terps versus the kentucky wildcats in brooklyn's new arena, yeah, that kentucky that seems to reload with freshmen of year, a good barometer for maryland who got a big boost this week when the ncaa dealed d es wells eligible to play and we'll look at keyshawn howard who was poised to have a breakout year last year. now he's coming...
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the u.s. anti-doping agency determined armstrong used banned substances. it stripped him of his titles and banished him from competitive cycling. nonetheless over the weekend armstrong tweeted this photo of himself relaxing at home in texas with seven framed yellow jerseys from the tour de france still hanging on his wall. >>> being a redskin fan may leave you feeling drained sometimes. i think i've even heard derek say the team who can account is life out of him on some -- who can suck the life out of him on some weekends, but the redskins are teaming up with the american red cross to give people who donate blood a free ticket to a regular season game. we have the list of blood drive dates and locations at www.wusa9.com. >> yeah. redskins, that was strained. >> that way it will be for a good cause. might leave you feeling a little woozy, but you get to go see a game. not too often you get free redskin tickets. so take advantage of it. >> the redskins are also doing some other good things and so are some folks with the navy, right? >>> today being veterans
the u.s. anti-doping agency determined armstrong used banned substances. it stripped him of his titles and banished him from competitive cycling. nonetheless over the weekend armstrong tweeted this photo of himself relaxing at home in texas with seven framed yellow jerseys from the tour de france still hanging on his wall. >>> being a redskin fan may leave you feeling drained sometimes. i think i've even heard derek say the team who can account is life out of him on some -- who can...
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also taking a look at the u.s. congressional delegate, this of course went to eleanor holmes norton yet again a democrat carrying 89% of the vote. for a list of results nationwide and in elections in your own backyard, check us out at wusa9.com. there will you will find on our website. all of the results you're looking for. back to you guys. >>> all right, thank you jess. voters in maryland approved several key initiatives last night. >> if most watched among them was question 6 the legalization of same sex marriage. 9news now returns in two minutes. >>> good morning and welcome back to 9news now. 4:46. will he be pulling out the bread o meter? >> no. not for this one. >> that's good. >> not for this one. it is going to be kind of a cool raw day and there's going to be some wet snow flakes around and northeastern maryland is going to get some snow in grassy areas. but looks like up into delaware and new jersey they're really going to have much bilgier problems than around here. the bus stop forecast, back to school
also taking a look at the u.s. congressional delegate, this of course went to eleanor holmes norton yet again a democrat carrying 89% of the vote. for a list of results nationwide and in elections in your own backyard, check us out at wusa9.com. there will you will find on our website. all of the results you're looking for. back to you guys. >>> all right, thank you jess. voters in maryland approved several key initiatives last night. >> if most watched among them was question 6...
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in washington, emily schmidt, 9news now. >> now one u.s. official is telling emily schmidt there doesn't appear to be anything criminal in the e-mails between general allen and jill kelley. that person says kelley also did a lot of work with programs like wounded warriors which could account for some of the volume of e-mails and be real business. >>> update now on the breaking news from the top of our 5:00 hour. andrea mccarren is live in waldorf where the arrest of a couple in d.c. may have cracked a murder case. andrea? >> reporter: it did derek. in fact the metropolitan police department provided information here that helped crack a case in waldorf that just stunned the community. tonight, 17-year-old joshua mebane is accused of killing two people and critically injuring another. joshua mebane acted alone allegedly using is semiautomatic weapon when he gunned down a couple walking their dog on a waldorf footpath friday evening. 40-year-old teresa bass was murdered. her husband critically injured. this afternoon, the sheriff's department
in washington, emily schmidt, 9news now. >> now one u.s. official is telling emily schmidt there doesn't appear to be anything criminal in the e-mails between general allen and jill kelley. that person says kelley also did a lot of work with programs like wounded warriors which could account for some of the volume of e-mails and be real business. >>> update now on the breaking news from the top of our 5:00 hour. andrea mccarren is live in waldorf where the arrest of a couple in...
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he is the next u.s. senator for virginia. >> two democrats from virginia in the u.s. senate, can't remember when that happened last. as we go to break, a reminder for election 2012 analysis you can follow@wusa 9. >> election night bulletin. president obama has won a second term. as president of the united states. in the last few moments, cbs news has projected that president obama would carry the state of ohio and with that, the president has amassed more than the 270 electoral votes necessary to win. repeating now the president has won re-election. this is the presidential race map as it stands right now. 270 electoral votes needed to win. president obama has 274. that is it. it is done. this is the scene in chicago at the president's victory rally. as you can see, quite a large crowd, quite an enthusiastic crowd, having just gotten the news that the president has been elected to another four year term. bob schaffer. >> president obama, despite the state of the economy, has become the first president re- elected since fdr with an unemployment rate this high. >> it's
he is the next u.s. senator for virginia. >> two democrats from virginia in the u.s. senate, can't remember when that happened last. as we go to break, a reminder for election 2012 analysis you can follow@wusa 9. >> election night bulletin. president obama has won a second term. as president of the united states. in the last few moments, cbs news has projected that president obama would carry the state of ohio and with that, the president has amassed more than the 270 electoral...
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that was the case in the u.s. senate race too. now the democrat thought this was going to be a close race in an early on -- here we go over here. here? here. hi. the democrats were thinking -- uh-oh. this is going to be close and tim kaine was a little bit worried in the beginnings but he had the end. peggy fox is there with the story. >> reporter: at 10:30, networks began calling the race for tim kaine. >> the next junior senator. [ cheering and applause ] tim kaine and holton. >> reporter: former governor tim kaine had 30 supporters on stage and family members including holeton who was a virginia governor in 1907. >> it's a great night to be a virginian. >> reporter: kaine railed against the expensive campaign $80 million worth and the outside interests. >> we were able to overcome the influence of the negative ads and prove once again the strength of people power grass roots campaigning. >> reporter: he now joins another former governor in the u.s. senate. there wasn't a lot of celebrating throughout the evening because tim kai
that was the case in the u.s. senate race too. now the democrat thought this was going to be a close race in an early on -- here we go over here. here? here. hi. the democrats were thinking -- uh-oh. this is going to be close and tim kaine was a little bit worried in the beginnings but he had the end. peggy fox is there with the story. >> reporter: at 10:30, networks began calling the race for tim kaine. >> the next junior senator. [ cheering and applause ] tim kaine and holton....
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the presidential race, and the u.s. senate race. it is one of the most closely watched senate races in the country. and it could determine which parthas control over the senate. now, recent polls show tim kaine with a slight edge over george allen. but within the margin of error. we will be checking in with you throughout the night. live from rich mondays, andrea mccarren, 9news now. back to you. >> we'll see you then. and speaking of that race, nearly 200 people were lined up before the polls even opened in mount vernon. the voters hat washington -- at washington mill elementary school were joined by republican candidate george allen. allen used the opportunity to do some last-minute campaigning in the critical and closely watched race. despite the initial long wait voters were not deterred. >> it took me about 30 seconds to actually vote. but it took me about an hour to get through the line. >> we just stood in line for an hour and a half to make sure we cast our vote. that's what it means to us. >> democrat tim kaine cast his bal
the presidential race, and the u.s. senate race. it is one of the most closely watched senate races in the country. and it could determine which parthas control over the senate. now, recent polls show tim kaine with a slight edge over george allen. but within the margin of error. we will be checking in with you throughout the night. live from rich mondays, andrea mccarren, 9news now. back to you. >> we'll see you then. and speaking of that race, nearly 200 people were lined up before the...
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holly petraeus is the assistant director of the u.s. consumer and financial protection agency and has built a reputation fighting for the rights of military families. >> outside the gates of military installations there's usually a strip out there with the buy here, pay here car dealers, the check cashing, the payday loans, the pawn shops. always for them to basically cut into their paycheck by taking out debt to buy things. >> reporter: her work has been to protect those families. >> i realize some of what you're going through. >> reporter: under a national spotlight it is her own family in need of help and protection. she knows of military honor. she was the daughter of the commadant at west point where she met petraeus. >> what more can you tell us about the reputation of david petraeus and why did he have to quit, gary? >> reporter: a couple things. this is a man who literally rewrote the book on how the military deals with counter insurgency. he changed the strategy in iraq and turned that war around, largely responsible for the su
holly petraeus is the assistant director of the u.s. consumer and financial protection agency and has built a reputation fighting for the rights of military families. >> outside the gates of military installations there's usually a strip out there with the buy here, pay here car dealers, the check cashing, the payday loans, the pawn shops. always for them to basically cut into their paycheck by taking out debt to buy things. >> reporter: her work has been to protect those families....
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now going into the night, there were 17 women in the u.s. senate. the most to ever serve at the same time. although two are retiring, the two major parties had 18 women running. that includes six democrats, incumbents, who were seeking reelection. all of them won. they are joined by six other democrats. that includes congress woman tammy baldwin in wisconsin. she could become the first female senator from that state. elizabeth warren in massachusetts, she won there earlier this evening, becoming the first woman senator from massachusetts. now looking at the republicans, in nebraska, deb fisher has won. we could see women holding 20 seat is about the end of the -- by the end of this evening. that would be 1/5 of the chamber or 20%. while that is certainly significant, we all should keep in mind that women make up 51% of the u.s. population. scott? >> byron, thank you. we want to go to dean 's a bit of reality check. the republicans may be waiting for the returns to come in but in fact secretary of state's office here says that the outstanding returns
now going into the night, there were 17 women in the u.s. senate. the most to ever serve at the same time. although two are retiring, the two major parties had 18 women running. that includes six democrats, incumbents, who were seeking reelection. all of them won. they are joined by six other democrats. that includes congress woman tammy baldwin in wisconsin. she could become the first female senator from that state. elizabeth warren in massachusetts, she won there earlier this evening,...